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What I Learned from My Father, the Grifter

Monday, December 14, 2009

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What I Learned from My Father, the Grifter

When my dad went off to work, it was not to an office. It was to a pool hall. Or craps table. He was a gambler and con man, and as such he had a unique sensibility about money. It still awes, confounds, and influences me to this day.

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T. Boone Pickens’s Big Green Bet

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

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T. Boone Pickens’s Big Green Bet

T. Boone Pickens has made nice with Democrats and spent millions promoting alternative energy. But during the 48 hours we spent with him, financial markets were burning along with his fortune. He barely lost a beat.

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